Telegram-herald., 1887-05-01

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mob Of - ioiloxiBg aad shoasins ssr their
lives. This Vii give Yoa a fs.as iisa of
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rea eaaaOt Distinguish the letter carriers
fron the salvation soldisfs here. At -.
Iehn. \. B.. they have a band 81 fifteen
pieces and banquet every evening 81 the
bar acks.
Why don't they come poor man
zlsd plsss Of humanity lsy upon bis dsath
BED. Ohe portion Of bis head lad been
actually carried away when the pilot
stfucs him. one Lex Was broken al 10
pieces aad sa arm and shoulder were
ammed 10 jelly. tie sss a depot police
m4n and while ia the discharge of his duty
he bad been struck By a belaisd train.
They pickel him up and carried him home
to die. HIS two sons bal been teiegfaphed
for, and Whenever for a moment or two his
mind came back 70 earth he fse5ly asked f1r
them.
why don't the boys Gomez want 10
see my boys Just once. Isis il Il O'Clock
YET No2 Oh. well. the boys will be here
on the day express. I-think-lll-sleep
now"
The hours wore on; two. three. four
o'clock
The dying man becomes conscious and
gazss about the room.
The boys-Johnny and Andy-vlere
are they Did you wire 'em2 Tell en-
am waiting for them. There's train at
SIX. Oh. Lord. how tha. day express tore
down through the yard why don't the
boys come What's that There's
shisile-clear the traek-she's coming ike
lightning and the -"
When the boys opened the door he was
gone. He went without seeing his sons
without a pressure OF the hsnd-and all
because the rules Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company didnt compel rs
employees 10 deliver night dis
patch before o'clock in the morning.
John Meyer is bartender at Sweets Hotel:
bis brother Andy is a barber In Lalone's
shop in the same hotel. The general Office
Of the Western Union Telegraph Company
is in the same hotel. fifty feet from the
men was a depot policeman in Fort Wayne.
Ind. The other night he was struck by
train and mashed all in pieces. A young
son telegrsphed the two brothers:
Father struck by train-not expected
70 live. Come at once"
The dispatch MAS received at the offics in
this city a. IL p. m. but IL was 4 haif-rate
I.sssage. By some foolish blundsr it had
been sent on night blank. The message
lay in the Western Union Office all night
John, the bartender arrives at the hotel at
o'clock and opens the bar: Andy. the bar
Der. comes TO his work at O'Clock. The
employees of the W. L. T.. knew all these
facts and they bad bnt to speak through
their Office window to a clerk or a bell 10y
to have had the dispatch delivered at any
time. The rules of the company" says
night messages need not De delivered until
3 a. m. The dispatch was delivered
at that time. At 40 a train on
the G. r. & l. left for Fort Wayne. Ii was
by this train that the dying father expected
his boys a. IL arrives in Fort Wayne about
noon. The next train from this city for
that place leaves after IL o'clock. This
train the boys took ana after riding until
p. m. arrived home 10 ind that their faith
sr had been dead just ten minutes. When
the manager Of the Western Union here
was demonstrated with for not having had
the message delivered before. ne said at
vas only half rate message" Great is the
Western Union Telegraph Company; great
are Is rulers. but -'